Rattray’s Butcher’s Boy 23 Brushed Churchwarden Olivewood Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

The House of Rattray was originally a tobacconist, opening in Perth, Scotland, in 1903, under the oversight of Charles Rattray. House of Rattray soon became a blending house (whose blends are still sold to this day under the Rattray’s name) and a purveyor of Rattray-brand pipes, made for the tobacconist by established English pipe makers. Over the years, the name changed hands, with contemporary Rattray’s pipes and tobaccos being produced under the umbrella of German’s Kopp company (formerly Kolhase & Kopp). Pipes from this period of manufacture were sourced from major European makers, such as Chacom and Butz-Choquin in France and Brebbia and L’anatra in Italy.

The Butcher’s Boy is one of several Rattray’s lines to utilize olivewood, instead of briar, for its bowls. While briar has long been the most common material for pipe bowls, olivewood has been used for the same purposes for equally as long, and remains a fixture in Italian pipe making. This one wears a wire-rusticated Brushed finish, and comes with a long, churchwarden stem.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It is chambered to allow for the use of 9mm filters if desired.

Details:

Length: 8.1″ / 205.74mm

Bowl Width: 0.85 / 21.59mm

Bowl Depth: 1.15″ / 29.21mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 76g